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Jersey City council adopts bird‑friendly building standards after hours of testimony
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After nearly three hours of public testimony and a clash over costs and local data, the Jersey City Municipal Council adopted ordinance 25‑123 to require bird‑friendly design measures for new construction and substantial alterations, voting 7–0 with one abstention.
The Jersey City Municipal Council on Tuesday adopted a bird‑friendly building ordinance aimed at reducing bird‑window collisions across the city, after an extended public hearing in which conservationists, architects and housing advocates testified in favor and some business groups urged caution about cost and scope.
Supporters told the council that bird‑safe glass and other design measures can cut collisions dramatically while adding little to project budgets. "Bird‑friendly design eliminates 90% of collisions," said Saman Mahmood, director of advocacy engagement for the New York City Bird Alliance, which monitors collisions in the metropolitan area. Architects and local volunteers described repeated incidents of injured and dead birds…
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